Daily Republican., 1887-03-17


county representation In proportion 70
population In that convention. He sup-
ported bis proposition In warm speech.
ana said that county would not 10 con.
tent 70 enter convention upon the
same basis that 1t wss represented.
several members agreed with Mr.,
Wsre on the Justice Of the principle Of
increased representation for New Cast 10
O0unty, but that this Was q matter en-.
ttroly foreign to the bill. II simply
sets day for the people TO say whether
they want convention; IL they do the
apportioning Of delegates to that con.
vention will bs the business Of the next
Legislature.
Mr.. Norney regarded the introduce
tion OF this preamble as kind of fire.
brand to distract attention from the
real Issue OF convention. He WAS per-
feotly willing to grant that New Castle
should have more mem bers, and ~
soon as this convention business is over,
be proposed to offer an Amendment to
increase her representation.
Mr. Harrington said this House had
nothing whatever to do with the repre-.
sentstion Of the Counties In the Con
vention, which Was without doubt cor.
rect.
just what the outcome will bs now is
hard to tell. That there will be . bill
psss the Senate is pretty generally con-
oet ded, and it looks very much like the
bill will be the one that 10 day passed
the House. II 1t does then the people
viii have An opportunity TO do what
they have been desiring for q long time,
and the outcome will not be doubtful.
The citizens committee occupied the
attention Of the General Assembly In
the hall Of the House Of Represents
tives ct the noon recess. The delesa.
tion represented In the main about as
large an aggregation Of capital % pos
sibly could have been gathered to-
Rether. Nearly all tho corporation In
terests OF the city were REPRESENTED, the
party including George W. Bush, W.
7. Porter, A. J. Hart, Charles Nc
Closkey. Isaac Pyle, Joseph Pyle, G.
g. Lobdell, w. Speakman, james
Bradford, J. Taylor Cause, DR.. 9. II.
Jefferis, d. O'O. Kenney, William
Lawton. DR.. Joseph j. Pyle. Joseph L.
Carpenter, M. d. Crosssn, r. M. Buck,
Gen. A. g. Wilson, Enoch Moore, Geo.
3. Capelle, James Carmichael, J. N.
Cooling, DIR. Howard Ogle, DIR. j. A.
Draper.
The meeting was organized by call
Ing MI Ware to the chair. j. Parke
Postles acted n spokesman for the dele.
CATION and opened with an address. He
commented strongly upon the bad con-
dttion and manner OF conducting the
city affairs, and claimed that o great
amount Of money had been wasted by
Incompetent persons elected to Council.
The gentleman then explained q bill
providing qualifications for the mem
bsrs Of the Council. The bill provides
. property qualification OF 81 600, and
also that no mem ber shall receive over
" per week for services rendered, and
II any member votes In favor OF over
drawing an appropriation he is to be
held personally liable.
Colonel Enoch Moore then explained
tie bin for placing the sire cts and sew.
ers under com mmissioD Of three persons
a q salary OF $500, with security Of
$50. 900.
Colonel A. G. Wilson read some eta
tistics In relation TO the money spent
| upon tho ttreets. M. ID. Crossan, j.
TAy lor Cause, DR.. j. A. Draper and
Joseph Pyle also spoke.
the various speakers made statements
which the members of Council claim
sASy WA 4uU iu6uU
by the delegation were various, and the
members were In measure struck by
the magnitude Of the schemes and do
not look with the greatest degree oil
favor at the 81 ,000 qualification for
members Of Ouufcil and the com mis-.
sion for the control Of the Streets as the
property qualification and com missions
are both undemooratic. 1t liz under
stood that Lewis 9 Vaudegrift and
James L Wolcott, Esqs have been en-.
gagged as attorneys. Whether this IL
tor their peculiar interest In the Senate
rem aims to be eesn.
The Senate passed the Policy bill this
afternoon without amendm and Il
will likely have clean Sailing In ths
House.
Another surprise of the day was thu
statement by State Treasurer Herber,
that the entire $3.50, 900, per cent. losf
had been bid for at par by Moller 8
tCo., 81 Wall street, New York, ant
they had deposited . check with hin
for 5000 rs an earnest. This is Ger
tainly high tribute TO the States In
tegrity and credit, and 10 Mr.. Herber
for his ability to 30 soon find bidde
for the loan.